An Analysis Framework Applying “Stock-Flow Model” for Examination of Sustainability of Hilly and Mountainous Area

Abstract

 It is important to implement a new political reconsideration measures in the hilly and mountainous areas in Japan. This paper proposes a method that analyzes the stocks in mountainous area and relationships between general inflows and outflows. The study uses as a framework for evaluating decaying process and the overall existing situation. The actual situations show the achievability of “sustainable condition” by understanding the flow dependency of the stock usage.